Vive l'Afrijazz (No. 1)

Published: March 6, 2007, 12:16 p.m.

b'Most easily discernible to Western ears, the roots of both Blues and Reggae can be found in the music of Francophone West Africa. The indigenous musical traditions of the greater Manding and Wolof cultures provided the basis into which was incorporated the stylistic imports of Islam and the later colonial Portuguese and French. The music presented in "Vive l\'Afrijazz" represents the result of electrification and amplification on this piece of musical history, as well as the cross-pollination that occurred as African musical forms on both sides of the Atlantic became more readily accessible to each other.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n1.\\tBembeya Jazz National - Lan Naya \\n\\n2.\\tLabah Sosseh - Seyni\\n\\n3.\\tBalla et ses Balladins - Assa\\n\\n4.\\tSuper Biton de Segou - Saajuru\\n\\n5.\\tLe Diamano - Lam Lamo\\n\\n6.\\tOrchestre Baobab - Toumaranke\\n\\n7.\\tOrchestre Regional de Kayes - Sanjina\\n\\n8.\\tBalla et ses Balladins - Paulette\\n\\n9.\\tEtoile de Dakar avec Youssou N\\u2019Dour et El Hadjifaye - Walo\\n\\n10.\\tHoroya Band National - Konimba'